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Niyazov commemoration services no longer welcome in Turkmenistan

ASHGABAT (TCA) — The first Turkmen President Saparmurat Niyazov can now be commemorated only at the official event in Ashgabat according to a decision made at a closed meeting of high-ranking government officials last week, Chronicles of Turkmenistan reported. Continue reading

Kyrgyzstan: Former President Atambayev to face psychiatric examination

BISHKEK (TCA) — A psychiatric examination has been ordered for Kyrgyzstan’s arrested former President Almazbek Atambayev, RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service reported citing the country’s Interior Ministry. Continue reading

Kazakhstan: President cedes key powers to Leader of the Nation Nazarbayev

NUR-SULTAN (TCA) — Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has handed his predecessor, Nursultan Nazarbayev, more sweeping powers, according to a presidential decree published on October 21, RFE/RL's Kazakh Service reported. Continue reading

Kazakhstan: Ex-president Nazarbayev rejects talk of shared power

NUR-SULTAN (TCA) — Kazakhstan’s former President Nursultan Nazarbayev used an extended interview on state television on October 11 to downplay his continuing influence and defer to his successor and generally praise his 29-year rule that ended earlier this year, RFE/RL's Kazakh Service reported. Continue reading

Kazakhstan president pledges more democratic freedoms in first state of nation address

NUR-SULTAN (TCA) — President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on September 2 delivered a State of the Nation Address at the joint session of both chambers of the Kazakh Parliament and presented his vision for the further development of Kazakhstan. Continue reading

Kyrgyzstan: Parliament votes to strip Atambayev of ex-president’s status, immunity

BISHKEK (TCA) — The parliament in Kyrgyzstan has voted overwhelmingly to lift the ex-president’s status and immunity of former President Almazbek Atambayev, clearing a path for his prosecution on corruption charges. Continue reading